About the Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat
The snowy-crowned robin-chat is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is also known as the snowy-headed robin-chat. Its disjunct range extends across the northern half of Sub-Saharan Africa . Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, and moist savanna.
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Where it lives
Recorded as a rare visitor in Chad.
When to see it
Peak activity in July · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Rüppell's Robin-ChatCossypha semirufaIt is a smaller version of the White-browed robin-chat, measuring 18 cm rather than 20 cm, with darker, blackish central tail feathers, and in some races a more constricted supercilium behind the eye.
Chorister Robin-ChatCossypha dichroaThis is a large robin-chat, about 20 cm (7.9 in) in length.
White-crowned Robin-ChatCossypha albicapillusThe white-crowned robin-chat is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.
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